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Today I’m going to tell you the most effective, yet simple thing you can do to lose weight. That’s right, this strategy is not only easy to implement, it’s the absolute best thing you can do to shed weight – something that many firefighters want (or need) to do. This simple...

Everybody wants more energy – especially firefighters! There are many things that we do to sabotage our energy level and today I’m going to tell you about a major one. Eating the wrong types of foods, while they may feel good at the time that you eat them, can lead to major...

Many people, especially firefighters, struggle with being hungry all the time, making it really hard to lose or maintain a healthy weight. Luckily, there is one thing you can do to ward off those nagging hunger pains that’s not only easy, it will also feel great. This feel-good...

The Exercise Ball Over the past few weeks I’ve discussed why calorie/activity trackers, foam rollers, resistance tubes and yoga/stretching mats are excellent tools for firefighters. Today’s important health tool is an exercise ball. The exercise ball is another versatile,...

Yoga/Stretching Mat Over the past few weeks I’ve discussed why calorie/activity trackers, foam rollers and resistance tubes are excellent tools for firefighters. Today’s important health tool is a yoga or stretching mat. Although stretching is imperative for firefighters to avoid...

Resistance tubes Over the past few weeks I’ve discussed why calorie/activity trackers and foam rollers are excellent tools for firefighters. Today’s important health tool is a resistance tube. Resistance tubes have so many benefits but I rarely see them in use at the firehouse....

The Foam Roller And Your Body Last week I discussed why calorie and activity trackers are excellent tools for firefighters.The second important tool in this series is a foam roller. Foam rolling has become very popular with athletes and fitness enthusiasts over the past 10 years....

Calorie and Activity Tracker Each year during the annual firefighter fitness tests that I do here in Oregon, the firefighters I work with are required to complete a nutritional analysis on themselves using an online calorie tracker. While this always drums up a lot of moaning and...

As it turns out, the top 5 exercises that I am recommending firefighters do NOT do are all because they are potentially damaging to the spine. This is important because, by far and away, the most common area of injury to firefighters is the back. Furthermore, these tend to be the...

Over the past few weeks we’ve been discussing exercises that place a lot of stress on the joints and can even cause damage. Obviously that’s counterproductive – if we’re spending time and energy to exercise we want it to be beneficial, not detrimental! Especially for...